Lady & Lilies

No matter what kind of day I may be having or how distracted I may get with the busyness of daily life I am always stopped in my tracks when I see the hummingbirds flying by the kitchen window.   I was reading about these birds the other day and here was an interesting fact the hummingbird takes 150 breaths per minute while resting!  I'm glad I don't have to take that many breaths per minute while painting it would make it difficult I think I'd take up abstract art.
Well I hope everyone finds some rest this weekend and can take a big breath of fresh air!
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Happy Days

6"x6" oil on gesso board

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Peonies

Well it's the last day before school gets out for summer!  Oh boy,  I'm so glad.  No more rushing out early in the morning

I'll be glad to spend time painting, and playing with my kids for a change.  So here are some peonies I found at TraderJoe's what a welcome site that was to me!  They used to grow in my garden not here in AZ though.  So I paint them and they always remind my of my old garden in Canada.   Flowers are apart of our memories I feel everyone could tell me a story like mine.  Hope you have a great weekend!

Rose in Budcellatti

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My husband surprised me with this Budcellatti silver bud vase!!

I had to paint it right away! It was super challenging but you have to paint

what you love or die trying.  Anyhow,  I will be painting more

but here is my first attempt.

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Golden Moment

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Still Life with Tulips

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It's Monday.  What can I say it was hard to wake up and get going today.  After getting the kiddos to school I came home to teach a few very nice group how to paint still life.  Everyone always ends up teaching me!  I learn new things and when I teach I find I remind myself of things I may have forgotten in my painting process.  So all in all it was a great time.  

Hope you have a good time at your easel. 

P.S.

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

Edgar Degas

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Friendly Faces

There is a block in below!  I started by under painting the whole board with viridian green and transparent red oxide.  Then I used a white with a touch of transparent yellow oxide, and touches of viridian and purple lake to block in the whites.  I try to make warm whites!  It's hard you have to keep comparing with the surrounding colors!  It's a balancing act this painting game.  Anyhow as always I mean to take more pictures to show the process.  Hope you have a great weekend!

Snow drops

I haven't painted these little flowers in a long time!  What's so strange is I started this painting yesterday and didn't post it on any social media sites and a man from holland who bought three of my snow drop paintings sends me a photo of his paintings this morning!!  Anyhow, I thought it was interesting!  So here they are, I really enjoy this painting mostly I just love these flowers.  Hope you enjoy!

Captivated

Looking for a looser brush stroke I painted without thinking!  I had to keeps hand moving so that my brain would not try to correct it and straighten everything out!  Hope you enjoy!

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Painting in progress : still life

So I was watching my 3 yr. old pile flowers up all over my table and he totally inspired me!  I slightly rearranged it and started painting!  I'm so inspired.  I will post the final painting soon.  Have a great weekend!

Bliss

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8x10" on canvas 0.5" thick painted around the edges!

Painted from flowers in my studio this afternoon!  I wanted to work on something simpler I find the simpler the better sometimes.  It's the less is more type of painting!